$100k a year, no longer in Lansing
changea dispatch from
durham
NC
35.99°N
78.90°W
Durham is Duke University, old tobacco warehouses turned into incredible restaurants and breweries (the American Tobacco Campus is a model for adaptive reuse), and a food scene that punches way above its size (multiple James Beard winners). Bull City pride runs deep. The Eno River and Duke Gardens are right in town. It's more diverse, weirder, and more interesting than outsiders expect.
the verdict
more expensive each month than Lansing
Durham costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
34% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
4.5%
$21/mo more in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$6,274/mo
$446 less than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
70% more expensive than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
609k
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Lansing only manages 153 of those.
1.9× the events of Lansing, and the calendar shows it.
50/100
12% lower than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
0% lower than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
39
550% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
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